Akismet Notifier
by Alberto Hornero · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 6.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
A plugin to notify the user that the comment posted was considered as SPAM if so.
45 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3778 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 177
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-01 · 1,388 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 2 reviews to 2014-06-20Both reviewers are happy, with one calling out that it tells users when a comment gets flagged as spam instead of leaving them in the dark.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Javier Carazo12.2y ago
Usually, when you send a comment and Akismet mark it as spam, you cannot see what’s happening. With this plugin yes, your users are notified.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alberto Hornero12.2y ago
I hope you like, please keep me in the loop if you have any doubts 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-01 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2023-10-24 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-23 30+ → 20+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2023-09-28 20+ → 30+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-09-20 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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FV Antispam 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - B BotBlocker 200+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags F
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Mail Logging 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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